Belt buckle



H. GEHMAN BELT BUCKLE Dec. 15, 1931 Filed NOV. 6, 1930 v INVENTORffarrg/ G'e/vnazr W ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES HARRYGEHMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA BELT BUCKLE Application filedNovember 6, 1930. Serial No. 493,854.

This invention relates to belt buckles and, among other objects, aims toprovide an ornamental buckle which may be used with almost any type ofbelt and which presents a very neat appearance without tending to deformthe belt. The invention also provides means for preventing the belt fromriding upwardly over the top of the trousers supported by the belt.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification andshowing a preferred embodiment of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a portion of belt shown with the improvedbuckle;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plane view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same; and

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the buckle shown apartfrom the belt.

The improved buckle comprises a generally rectangular body preferablyslightly curved to conform with the curvature of the body having a crossbar 5 preferably integral therewith. As shown, the cross bar is spacedmidwa of the ends of the belt buckle and is somew iat offset withrespect to the general plane of the buckle so as to permit passing thebelt between the cross bar and the buckle without causing the belt tobulge materially beyond the outside face of the buckle. Attached to thecross bar 5 is one end of a belt 6 which is preferably held by means ofa loop 7, the end of which may be secured to the belt by means of anordinary snap fasrlfi tener 8.

At one end of the buckle, a hook-like member 9 is provided, said hookmember being preferably integral with the buckle and having its pointextending in the general direction of the cross bar. The hook 9 isdesigned to engage one of a series of perforations 10 provided in theother end of the belt. The hook is an inwardly projecting hook but asits point is directed toward the cross bar, and does not extendappreciably beyond the ably integral with and projecting at right anglesto the cross bar 5. The fixed arm 11 is sufficiently offset with respectto the buckle to be entirely clear of the belt, as shown in Fig. 2. Whenthe belt is being worn, the arm 11 engages under the top button of thetrousers and thus prevents the belt from riding up.

The described belt buckle may be manufactured economically and presentsa very neat appearance. It differs from buckles now widely in use,particularly in the elimination of the movable tongue which tends tomake the belt have a shabby appearance after a few months of wear andunlike belt buckles now in use provides means positively to preventupward movement of the belt relative to the trousers, thus exposing thetop button and the shirt of the wearer. The buckle also presents a morepleasing appearance than other buckles'now in use as there is no movablepart which loses its enamel by constant rubbin against the belt. Onlythe outer surface 0 the belt buckle is visible and this surface may bemade highly ornamental and will maintain its original appearance for along period of time.

Obviously, the present invention is not restricted to the particularembodiment thereof herein shown and described.

What I claim is A belt buckle having a substantially rectangular body; across bar integral with the body and spaced from the general plane ofthe body so that a belt may be passed between 8! the cross bar and thebody; an arm integral with the cross bar and extending at right anglesthereto andgenerally parallel to the body but offset therefrom so thatthe principal length of the arm is spaced further from the body of thebuckle than the cross bar; and a hook-like member integral with the bodyat one end and on the same side as the cross bar and arm and having itsextremity pointed substantially in the same direction as the arm. n

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my 0WI1,'I have heretoafiixed my signature.

HARRY GEHMAN.

